Harry Randall Jr.

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Harry Randall Jr. (January 30, 1927 – May 2, 2013) was an American

Board of Chosen Freeholders
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Electoral history

He served as a Councilman in Westwood, New Jersey before winning a seat in the State Assembly in 1961.[1][2] He was re-elected in 1963.[3] He ran for State Senator in 1965, but lost the Republican primary.[4] He ran again for Assemblyman in 1967 and won.[5] He did not seek re-election in 1969. In 1973, he ran for State Senator in Bergen County District 39, but lost to Democrat Raymond Garramone.[6] He later served on the Bergen County Board of Freeholders.[2]

Personal

Randall was born on January 30, 1927, in Oradell, New Jersey and grew up in nearby Westwood.[2]

He served as a translator in the

Rutgers School of Law–Newark.[2]

His daughter,

39th Legislative District, while his son Thomas has served as mayor of Ho-Ho-Kus.[2]

References

  1. ^ "1961 General Election Results" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. ^
    The Record (Bergen County)
    , May 3, 2013. Accessed November 5, 2015. "They all learned that lesson, and two of them directly followed in his footsteps as an elected official: His daughter, Elizabeth, also became a freeholder, assemblywoman and county clerk. His son, Thomas, is the mayor of Ho-Ho-Kus.... Mr. Randall was born in Oradell and grew up in Westwood.... A Republican, he started in politics by serving on the Westwood Borough Council. He went on to serve in the Assembly from 1962 to 1966 and again from 1968 to 1970."
  3. ^ "1963 General Election Results" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  4. ^ "1965 Primary Election Results" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  5. ^ "1967 General Election Results" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  6. ^ "1973 General Election Results" (PDF). New Jersey Division of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2013.